Lorraine yomps her way to 2nd spot!

In the Harriers, the name 'Croome' has almost become synonymous with the words 'mud' 'off-road', 'hilly', 'tough' as these are the types of events that our multi-terrain loving pairing John and Lorraine most enjoy. Unfortunately, John has been injured of late and so Lorraine has been going it alone and seeing considerable success on the local off-road racing circuit. On Saturday 2nd November, she was in East Devon tackling the Axe Valley Runners organised 'Yarcombe Yomp'.

Lorraine was the sole Exmouth runner at this event, which is run over a two lap course and measures in at around 10 miles. Perhaps a victim of several diary clashes, as this race had to compete with the Templer 10 and Bideford 10 races, both of the same distance and on the same weekend, it only attracted 48 runners. Lorraine nevertheless did well to finish as 2nd lady and 22nd overall in a time of 95:00 on this very tough, hilly course. Perhaps the event should be called the YarCROOME Yomp from now on?!